School for banned TZ Teenage moms
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Hello, My name is Carol Ndosi, A Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Advocate based in Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
In July 2017, Tanzania saw a ban imposed on teenage mothers re-entry in government schools. Expulsion is also enforced by law in government schools when a girl falls pregnant.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, roughly 21% of Tanzanian girls aged 15 to 19 have given birth.
More than 55,000 girls have dropped out according to a study done in 2013. A 2013 report from the Center for Reproductive Rights called Forced Out: Mandatory Pregnancy Testing and the Expulsion of Pregnant Students in Tanzanian Schools found that over the past decade, the archaic Tanzanian law has led to more than 55,000 pregnant students expelled or forced to drop out of school.
As we continue to advocate for teeenage mothers re-entry into government schools, We cannot leave the 21% of adolescents behind. We want to build them a school.
We have and own the land in Zinga Bagamoyo and Arusha and would like to dedicate this land to teenage mothers especially those who fell pregnant from sexual assault and forced early marriage.
The school will be a safe space for them where we will provide them with support during pregnancy and all the way to first year of motherhood. We also want to provide them with a basic education program that will allow them to finish their education.
We believe skillsets are crucial and are determined to also train them in entrepreneurial skills that will enable them to engage in income generating activities that will allow and provide for a sustainable livelihood for them and their children.
We would also use the school and its programs to compliment the ongoing efforts of providing age appropriate sex education in collaboration with schools,local councils and other respective actors.
Our priority is to have 5 building structures.
1. Dormitory
2. Classroom/Training Room
3. Food Court/Mess
4. Nursery
5. Office block
Please join us in raising funds to build this school so we can start taking in these girls.
For updates please follow my
Twitter @carolndosi
In July 2017, Tanzania saw a ban imposed on teenage mothers re-entry in government schools. Expulsion is also enforced by law in government schools when a girl falls pregnant.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, roughly 21% of Tanzanian girls aged 15 to 19 have given birth.
More than 55,000 girls have dropped out according to a study done in 2013. A 2013 report from the Center for Reproductive Rights called Forced Out: Mandatory Pregnancy Testing and the Expulsion of Pregnant Students in Tanzanian Schools found that over the past decade, the archaic Tanzanian law has led to more than 55,000 pregnant students expelled or forced to drop out of school.
As we continue to advocate for teeenage mothers re-entry into government schools, We cannot leave the 21% of adolescents behind. We want to build them a school.
We have and own the land in Zinga Bagamoyo and Arusha and would like to dedicate this land to teenage mothers especially those who fell pregnant from sexual assault and forced early marriage.
The school will be a safe space for them where we will provide them with support during pregnancy and all the way to first year of motherhood. We also want to provide them with a basic education program that will allow them to finish their education.
We believe skillsets are crucial and are determined to also train them in entrepreneurial skills that will enable them to engage in income generating activities that will allow and provide for a sustainable livelihood for them and their children.
We would also use the school and its programs to compliment the ongoing efforts of providing age appropriate sex education in collaboration with schools,local councils and other respective actors.
Our priority is to have 5 building structures.
1. Dormitory
2. Classroom/Training Room
3. Food Court/Mess
4. Nursery
5. Office block
Please join us in raising funds to build this school so we can start taking in these girls.
For updates please follow my
Twitter @carolndosi
Organizer and beneficiary
Carol Moses Ndosi
Organizer
Dan Nkurlu
Beneficiary
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